Millennium Aurora MS

[Younk]

I noticed that Millennium came out with the Aurora MS in their Sirius plastic while I was browsing around eBay.  I then noticed that the older versions (not sirius plastic) had 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, etc. after the description.  I'm assuming that it has to do with stability but is that right to assume?  I didn't know that they did this...I have an old Aurora MS that I bought when I first started DG 3 years ago and I never even noticed that it had a 1.# after the name.

[tacimala]

I believe it is the model number or run number as they produce more.

[mirth]

run number is what I've always been told.

[Working Stiff]

I noticed that Millennium came out with the Aurora MS in their Sirius plastic while I was browsing around eBay.  I then noticed that the older versions (not sirius plastic) had 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, etc. after the description.  I'm assuming that it has to do with stability but is that right to assume?  I didn't know that they did this...I have an old Aurora MS that I bought when I first started DG 3 years ago and I never even noticed that it had a 1.# after the name.

I believe it is the model number or run number as they produce more.

This is correct.  When Millennium came out they were the first discs aimed at "professional" players.  To attract those players the run was clearly labeled on the disc.  First number refers to the mold, second number is the run.  Molds like the Aurora MS that never changed went 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc. from run to run.  Discs where they changed the mold like the Aurora MF went 1.1, 2.1, etc.  That way you could account for the variations from run to run. 

It was actually a cool idea, but they went away from it at some point.  They released the EXP 1 without run numbers for some reason, and the Sentinel MF was supposed to be a one-run disc, so it had no numbers.  At about the same time they released the JLS which did have run numbers, so I'm not sure of the rational.  At some point they just stopped putting the run numbers on any discs.  They are supposed to start labeling them again, except they can't account for the runs done when they were not labeling so they are just going to pick up from the last number used.

[Younk]

Thanks guys, that was the only other thing I was thinking while I was typing up my post